Ky-Phong Tran
Ky-Phong Tran and his family fled to the United States at the end of the Vietnam War. A Jack Hazard Fellow, a Bread Loaf Scholar, and a Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation Scholar, he has been named a finalist in short fiction contests by Narrative magazine and the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. Raised on the Northside of Long Beach, he writes about the refugee experience, basketball, and the underbelly of American life.

Letter from Deadwood: The Real Mr. Wu
A new statue challenges old assumptions about immigrants and identity.
Dec 19, 2025

More Than a Sound
The documentary New Wave captures the ’80s music sacred to the young Vietnamese diaspora.
May 8, 2025

Not Another War Movie
Orange County’s Viet Film Fest turns 20.
Sep 21, 2023

Fancy a Cut?
The heart of North Long Beach beats loud and proud in a hair salon.
Jun 26, 2023